Stereoscope



May 30,1933. M; MoRmsN 1,911,963

K STEREOSCOFE Filed oct. 15, 1931 3 sheets-sheet 1 Si, I l ATToRN May 3 0, 1933.

Ilim IUhr Filed oct. 1 5, 193;

M. MORRISON STEREOSCOPE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY nomronn temeon, or nomfcmm, NEW JERSEY, AjssIeNoa To WESTLNGHOU'SE e Patentedy MayA 30, 1933 UNITED sTATES:--PTENT OFFICE x-nAY commit nrc; -A conroRA'rIoN or minawann s'rmmosoorn f appimaaonmea odigber iaiasi.- 'semi n. 568,913/b Y an objectfrom two distinct angles in-order that the pictures when viewed appear superimposed upon each other and stand out inf" relief.

In such devices a source of illumination is disposed in the rear of the Aradiographic pictures in order to illuminate the entire area thereof, but it occasionally happens that sired area of they films..

' simultaneouslv the observer desires t'o concentrate the illu- I "graphic film to restrict the reflected illuminamination at some particularvpo'rtion of the area of the film and exclude the illumination from the remaining portions. In devices known tothe prior art light opaque shades have been utilized which are posi.

tioned between the viewing mirrors and the films. However, these shades are very. fragile and must be individually contro ed in order to restrict the illumination to the de- This necessitates the observer. removing his eyes from Athe, viewing mirrors whileladjusting thel shades as well as several adjustments in order to finally restrict the illumination to theportion of the film at which a detailed study is desired.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a stereoscope-in` which adjustable shutters are employed to restrict the illumination reflected from the source to any desired area of the radiographic film.

Another object of my invention is the provision in a stereoscope of av control mechanism for simultaneously operating apair of adjustable shutters to restrict the illumination fromthe source to any desired area of a radiographic tfilm.

Another object of my inventionv is the provision of adjustable shutters in 'a stereosco e Y A for restricting the illuminationfrom t e source to any\desired area of the radiographic films and control mechanism for .l operating theV adjustable shuttersfroin a fixed position.

Another object of my invention' is the provision of a stereoscope in which adjustable shutters are utilized to restrict the illumination from the source to an desired area of the .radiographic films an controlling mechanism readily operable by an observer without removing his vision from the.

viewing mirrors to simultaneously 'operate the adjustable shutters.

A further 'object of my invention is the provision of a stereOscope in which only reflected illumination from a suitable source is permitted to strike a radiographic film and in which adjustable shutters operable from. a single position are disposed between the source of illumination and the radiotion froml the source to any desired area of the radiographic film.

Still further objects of m vinve-ntion becomes obvious to those ski led yin. the' art' by reference to the accompanying drawings f Figure 2 is a top plan view of my stereoscope partl in section taken on the line II-II of. ig. l, y

Figure 3 is afragmentary plan view in section of a portion of the 'structure shown 1 Vin. Fig. 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 1 looking in the direction rindicated by the arrows with a portion.

thereof broken away to better show the various parts, f A

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line V-.V of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale,

lFigure 6 is a sectional view of a portion of the control mechanism taken on the line VI-VI of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated bythe arrows, l Figure 7 is a sectional view of alportion of the controlling mechanism emplo ed with my stereoscope taken on the line V 'I-VII ofFig.8, ,A g ,l

Figure 8 is' a sectional viewof .a modified form of a portion of my stereoscope, and

g, Figure 9 is a front view of the modification show-n in Fig. 8.

Referring now to the drawings in detail I utilize a pair pf uprights, one being shown at 5. These uprights are rigidly supported by laterally extending braces-6 which interconnect the uprights and longitudinal bracv ings, such as shown at 7, may be employed .5 between the section of each upright in order to increase the rigidity of the structure. A rectangular frame comprising longitudinally extending rods 8 and 9 and end members 10 and 12 is secured to the upper ex-K 10 tremity of these uprights. Two pairs of lugs 13. and 14 extend upwardly from the longitudinal frame members Sand 9 and a pair of longitudinally extending rods or shafts 15 and 16 interconnect the respective 15 lugs 13 and 14.

A base member 17 is mounted upon vthese transverse rods 15 and 16 which is arranged to move longitudinally thereof and is provided with a pair of vertically adjustable 20 vlewing mirrors 18 and 19, the latter of which arev adjustable about a vertical pivot 20, by means of 'a control knob 22.

A smaller base (member 23 is likewise mounted for longitudinal movement upon- 'A 25 the rods 15 and 16 and is provided with a pair of angular brackets 24 to which are aliixed a pair of eye shades 25'for the purpose of shading the eyes 0f`the observerduring an examination.

A pair of base members 26 are mounted upon the longitudinally extending rods 8 and 9 and are provided with rollers 27 disposed above and below each of the respective -rods 8 and 9 to enable these base niem- 35. bers to .be moved longitudinally thereof.

A pair of illuminating boxes' 28 are supported by the base member 26iand each of these boxes are provided with a suitable source of illumlnatlon, such as an lncandescent lamp 29. V

A pair of vertically adjustable light opaque shutters 30 and a pair of horizontally adjustable shutters 32 are disposed interiorly of these illuminating boxes. A film'holder 33 is likewise supported by each of the respective base members 26 and is positioned in front of the illuminating boxes 28 a sufficient distance to enable the light rfrom the respective sources 29 to strike the entire area of a radiographic film when se- Icured to the'respective film holders 33.

r Each Mof these base members 26 are pro- "vided with a downwardly extending flange 34 and a similar pair of flanges 35 extends downwardly from the llongitudinally 'ex- "tending rods 8 and 9, at approximately the center thereof. A rod or sh'aft36 is suit-V ably journaled in these latter lugs 35 and a control knob 37 rotates the shaft in either direction desired. .i A link 38 is rigidly secured to the shaft .36 and a'pair oflink members 39 are pivotally connected at 40 to the outer extremit of the link member 38 andv likewise pivota ly connected at`42 tothe downwardly 4eX- it isjof great importance to the observer slightly less diameter than the shafts 45 tending lugs 34 of the respective base members 26. B this construction rotation of the controly nob 37 and the shaft 36. moves the link members 38 and 39'and causes a simultaneous movement of the respective base membersi26 longitudinally of the rods 8 and 9 toward and away from the transversely movable viewinol mirrors 18 and 19.

It sometimes happens that, during a stereos"opic examination of al pair of radio-- grapic filmsf which have been taken of an object from two distinct angles, it is desirable to lstudy some detail portion of the film. When an occasion of this kind occurs to concentrate the illumination from the respective sources upon the desired portion of the radiographic film and to exclude the illumination from the remaining portions without removing his vision fromthe viewg5 ing mirrors.

. In order to accomplish this result the vertically adjustable shutters 30 and the horizontally .adjustable shutters 32 which aro carried interiorly of each of the respective viewing boxes 28 may be adjusted to cause the light from the respective sources 290to be restricted to the desired portion of the film, bya mechanism now about to be described. l 95 A pair of brace members 43 extend between the uprights -5 and are provided centrally thereof'with suitable bearings 44.

pair of concentrically disposed shafts 45 and 46 extend `from each of these bearing portions to substantially the center` ofthe frame member. l

Each of the shafts 45 are provided with a bevel gear 47 both of which engage a bevel gear 48. The downwardly extending lug member 35, which formsa bearing for the end of the shaft 36 to which the control knob 37 is-secured, is provided with a air of concentii: shafts 49 and 50, each of w ich may be rotated by a pair of concentric control knobs 52 and 53. respectively.

The shaft 49 has the bevel gear 48, which engages the bevel gears 47, rigidly secured thereto so that rotation of the sha 49 by thel control knob 52 -rotates the respective bevel gears 47 and the longitudinally extending shafts 45. The shaft 50 which is rotated by the control knob 53 is also pro vided with a bevel gear 54 which likewise engages a' pairof bevel gears 55 carried by each of the longitudinally"extending shafts 46 in order to rotate these latter shafts when the control knob 53 is operated.

Therespective base members. 26 are each provided with a bearing portion 56 and a -125 pair of concentric shafts57 and 58 extend from these respective bearing portions 56 to the bearing portions 44 carried by the brace members 43. yThese latter two shafts are of y and 46 in order .thatthe latter may telescopically engage the former to allow 1onlgitudinal movement of the basemembers 26 upon the respective rods 8 and 9. ".In order to transmit rotary motion of the respective pair of laterally extending pins 60 which I provide` the respective shafts 46 with la slot 62 which is also engaged by a laterally extending pin 63 carried -by the shafts 58 which construction can be more-readily appreciated lby reference to Figure 7. j

The rotation of the respectiveshafts 45 and 46 by the respective control knobs 52 and 53 is thus transmitted to the shafts 57 and 58 while enabling. `the respective base members-26 to perform longitudinal movement. Each of the shafts 57 are provided with a bell'cranklever 64 and in a l1ke manf ner each of the rods 58 are provided with'a bell cranknlever'65. The bell crank levers 64 are pivotally connected to alink member 66 and the bell crank levers 65yare likewise pivotally connected to ajlink member 67 las can be .more readily appreciated by reference to Figures 4 and 5. of the adjustable shutters carried by each of the respective illuminating\boxes 26 are identical in operation, the operation of one only` will be described in detail.

Referring now more-particularly Fig.

ure 5 the lever 66 is connected \to a bell crank lever 68 rigidly secured to a short shaft 69.

y 80 while the Aremaining lvertically adjustable A second .bell crank lever 70 is likewise rigidly secured to the shaft 69 and in turn is provided with a link member 72 pivotally connected thereto.. This latter link 72 is pivotally connectedA to a yoke member 73-y which is arranged to partially 'rotate about e a-xed pivot 74. A pair of rods and 76 loosely engage the outer ends of theoke member 73 and the rod 75 has-'one o the horizontally 'adjustable shutters 32 'rigidly secured thereto and the other hori'ontally adjustable shutter -32 is rigidly secured to the rod 76. Inthisimanner rotation of the yoke member73 about its pivotal connection /74 causes movementof 'theshutter'32 carried by the `rod 75to-the/right, .and the movement of the shutter-32 carried' by. the

rod 76 to the left, as shown in the' Figure., The link member 67 is likewise pivotally- -connected toa bell crankleVer. 77 which is rigidly secured to ash'ort shaft 78. 'A yoke` ,member 79 is also ri idly secured to this shaft 78 and a pairo rods N80 and 82 also loosely. engage the 'outer ends of' this yoke `member 79.- One .of the `vertically adjustable. shutters 30 is rigidly secured to the rod shutter 30 is rigidly secured to the rod 82.

-In this manner rotatie-n of the yoke member shafts 45 and- 46 to the respective shafts 57V and 58 I provide the shafts 45 with longi tudinal slots 59 and the shafts 57 with laengage these slots 59. In a similar mannerl with a reflecting screen 85. -Thel purpose of As the mechanism of the respective films.

79 about its pivot point, namely the shaft 78,v will cause vdownward movement of the upper shutter 30 and upward 'movement of the lower shutter 30, as 'viewed from the Figure.'

Movemena therefore., of.l the res cti-ve yokemembers 73 and-79 will vary t e size yof the aperture through which the light from the respective lv"sources 29 is projected ouvgardl'y from the viewing boxes 28. ferrmg now more particularly to Figures 8 and 9 Iy have shown a viewing box carryinga set of adjustable shutters similar to that just described which is also provided this reflecting screen is to preventdirect rays from the. respective sources of illumination' 29 ,from passing outwardly from the i aperture provided by the adjustable shut- 'ters and enabling only restricted rays to pass spective viewing boxes 28 are in the completely open position to give the largest a erture obtainable, and tlra't a pair `of radiographic films taken from two distinct angles 'are secured to the respective film holders 33, the operator gazes into the viewing mirrors 18 and` 19 Aand,moves the base member 17 to alignmthemirrors centrally The mirrors may then be adjusted by means ofthe control iol knob 22 until the respective pictures a pear j su erimposed and stand out in relie e smaller `carriage 23 ma then, be

'movedtrasversely of the main rame mmber until the shades`25 are 1in the desired psition'to prevent any'4 illumination fromfthe res ective sources 29 interfering with the vision of the ob'server'.'f'1`he control knob 37 may then be rotatedthus properly positioning therespective viewing boxes relative Atothe viewing mirrors longitudinally'v of the-frame member rods 8 and 9 by means of thezlink member 38 and the lrespective studying the pictures somepheno'menon of l a 'particularfportion of the anatoiiy` which vhas been radi'ographed Iis" noticed of which nor Y 'li-nk members 39. JASsu'mingnow-that while a more detailed study-'fis desired and the'. operator desires to--concentrate the;I illumination from the source upon that particu- "larportion of the film,'he rotates thecontrolknob 52, vin a vcounterclockwise direction 'which likewise causes counterclockwise. rotation of the shaft 49. n Y f `R`otation of the shaft 49 in this Vdirection lao grasping both the knobs as rotation thereof in the same direction causes identical operation of the shutters. For example, rotation of both knobs in a counter-clockwise direction brings both vertical and horizontal of the respective bell cranks 64 (see Figs. 24-shutters toward each other to restrict the 4 and 3). Although the direction of rotation of the right hand shafts 45, 57 is opposite to that of the left hand shafts 45, 57 downward movement of the respective bell crank levers 64 nevertheless occurs as they are positioned on opposite sides of the vertical axis of the respective shafts 57. j

Downward movement of the respective bell cranklevers 64 causes downward movement of the bell crank levers 68 by means of the link 66 (see Figs. 4 and 5). This movement of the bell crank 68 will cause downward movement of the 'bell' crank 70 which causes the link 72 to rotate the yoke member 73 about its pivotal connection .74.

The left hand horizontally adjustable shut-fter 32 is thus moved by the rod 75 towards the right and the right hand shutter 32 is moved by the rod 76 towardV the left. ThisA partially restricts the ,aperture through which the light from the respective sources 29 passes to the radiographic film carried illuminated area ofthe filmsv and rotation Ain a clockwise direction enlarges the area by causing simultaneously movement of the vertical and horizontal shutters away from each other. In this manner the reflected illumination is. restrictedto substantially any desired band-of illumination over a horiz ontal or vertical area of the film.

Assuming now that the observerdesire's to move the respective base members 26 carrying the illuminating boxes 28 and film holders 33, closer or farther away from the viewing. mirrors, he need merely rotate the control knob 37 in the desired direction to cause this movement. The setting of the rel spectiveuadjustable shutters would not be disturbed by this movement due 4to the telescopic` engagement of the respective shafts.

57 with the respective Ashafts 45through the slot 59 and. pin 60 which allows this movement. without causing -ro'tationj of these respective shafts.

by the holder 33. Having thus restrictedN In asimilar manner the inner` concentric the aperture in this direction the operator then rotates the control knob 53 also fin a counterclockwise direction which causes counterclockwise rotation of the inner. shaft and the lbevel gear- 54.

This counterclockwise rotation is then transferred to the respective bevel gears carried by the right hand and 'left hand shafts 46 and is transmitted to therespective shafts 58 through the pin connection 63.

This rotation of the respective shafts 58 will cause upward .movement of the right and left hand bell crank levers -65 in the same manner as previously described relative to the respective shafts 57 and bell crank levers 64. Upward movement of the' bell crank lever will cause upward' movement of the bell crank lever 77 carried by the shaft 78 through the link connection 67. As the bell crank lever 77 is connected t'o the same shaft to whic'hthe yoke member 79 is secured the shaft 78 and yoke member 79 will be rotated ina counterclockwise direction as viewed'from Figure 5. This'will, therefore, cause the rod 80 to move the upper vertically adjustable shutter 30 downwardly and the lower shutter 30 upwardlyv i to thus further restrict the size of the aperture. l

Although have described individually the .operation of both the vertically and yhorizontally adjustable shutters in response to shaftsii46and 58 are not disturbed due to theiry telescopic engagement and the driving connection between the slot 62 and pins 63.

l' It can, therefore, be readily seen that I- The control mechanism is so constructedy that longitudinal movement Aof t-he yilm holders and illuminating boxes relative tol the supporting frame may be readily accom- 'plished without in any Way disturbing the adjustable shutter control mechanism-and that the latter may be operated by the 'ob-- server to simultaneously adjust the shutters without revgmoving his vision from` the viewing mirrors. y

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention I do not desire to be limited thereto as various other modifications of the same may be made without departin from the spirit and scope of the appende claims.

What is claimedis:

l. In a stereoscopic device, a supporting member, an illuminating box provided with a source of illumination, a pair of vertically adjustable shutters and a pair of horizontally adjustable shutters carried by said illuminating box, afihn holder` carried by said supporting member and disposed in front of said illuminating box andadjustable shutters a distance suiicient to allow the illumination fron said source to be reflected over the eptire areaof said film holder when i sadshutters are in their completely opened position, and controlling mechanism operable to simultaneously move each pair of said adjustable shutters and to simultane-v ously operate both pairs of saidshutters to i restrict the reflected illumination from said source to substantially any desired horizontal or vertical area of said film holder.

2. In a stereoscopic device, a supporting member', a pair of viewing mirrors carried by said supporting member, an illuminating 15, box provided with a source of illumination and adjustableshutters for restricting the illumination from said source, a film holder disposed between said'illuminating box with its adjustable shutters and said viewing mirrors, controlling mechanism in juxtaposition with said viewing mirrors operable to move said illuminating box toward and away from said viewing mirrors, and control mechanism in juxtaposition with said first men- 95 tioned control mechanism for simultaneous- -ly operatingjeach pair of said adjustable shutters to restrict the illumination from said source to substantially any desired horizontal or vertical area of said film holder. $0 3. In a stereoscopic device, a supporting member, a pair of'viewing mirrors mounted upon said supporting member and arranged to move transversely thereof, a pair of illuminating boxes provided with a source of illumination, a pair of shutters adjust-able vertically. of said illuminating boxes, a pair of shutters adjustable horizontally of said illuminating boxes, a pair of film holders disposed between each .of said illuminating 40 boxes and said viewing mirrors and-mechanism controllable by the operator for sim-- ultaneously adjusting the-horizontal and vertical 'shutters of each of said illuminating boxes to restrict the illumination from said 5 source to substantially any desired horizontal or vertical area of said film holders.

4i In a stereoscopic device, 4-ai supporting member, a pair of viewing mirrors mounted upon said supporting member and arranged to move transversely thereof, a pair of illuminating boxes .provided with a source of illumination" and adjustable shutters carried by said supporting member, a film holder mounted upon said supporting member between each of said illuminating'boxes and said viewing mirrors, controlling mechanism to simultaneously move said illuminating boxes with their respective shutters and said filmV holders towardor away from said view- 0 ing mirrors, and controlling mechanism for shutters of each isaid` illuminating boxes to restrict the light from Asaid illuminating boxes to substantially any desired horizon- 55 tal-or .vertical area of said film holders.

5. a lstereoscopic device, a supporting member, .a pair of viewing mirrors movable transversely of said supporting member and vadjustable about a vertical axis,f`-a pair of base members carried by' said supporting Vmember simultaneously nnlxclvable longitudinally of said supporting mber,-an illuminating box provsided ,with a source of illuml ination and adjustable .shutters carried by each of said lbase members, a photographic film holder carried; by .each of saidbase v shutters of each of said illuminating boxes l tov restrict the reiected illumination from said source to substantially any desired horizontal or vertical area of said film holder.

6. In a stereoscopic device, a supporting member, a .pair of viewing mirrors mounted upon, said supporting member and arranged ,to move transversely thereof, a pair of illuminatingboxes provided with `a source of illumination and adjustable shutters carried by saidV supporting member,. a refiecting screen' carried by said illuminating .boxes disposed between said source of illumination and said adjustable shutters to cause only refiected illumination to pass between`said adjustable shutters, a pairof film holders carried by said supporting member and positionedbetween said illuminating boxes and their respective adjustable shuttersto enable the refiected illumination fr'msaid source to be uniformly distributed over said film holders and controlling mechanism for simultaneously operating the adjustable shutters of each of said illuminatin to restrict the illumination from s'ai source to substantiallyan vertical area of sai lm holders.

7. In a stereoscopic device', a. supporting member, a pair of viewing mirrors mounted upon said supporting member and arrangedv to move -transversely thereof, a pair of illuminating boxes provided with'a 'source-of illumination and adjustable shutters carried by said supporting member and simultanemel boxes desired horizontal or ously movable thereupon toward and` away,

from said viewingmirrors, a pair.I ofl film holders disposed between said viewing'mirrors and said illuminating boxes with their' respective adjustable shutters, andv control mechanism Vdisposed in juxtaposition with said viewing mirrors for simultaneously operating the adjustable shutters of said illumin'ating boxes. simultaneously operating the adjustable 8. In a stereoscopic device, -a supporting member, a pair of viewing mirrorsV mounted 'upon said supporting member, a pair of illuminating boxes provided with a source of illumination, a pair of shutters adjustable vertically of said illuminating boxes, a pai-r of shutters 'adjustable horizontally of said illuminating boxes, a pair of iilm holders disposed between each of said illuminating boxes and said viewing mirrors and controlling mechanism disposed in juxtaposition with said viewing mirrors for simultaneouscontrolknobs to `said horizontal and vertij ily operating the vertically adjustable shutters andthe horizontally adjustable shuttersv of each of said illuminating boxes.

' 9. In'a stereoscopic device, a supporting member, a pair of viewing mirrors mounted upon said supporting member, -a pair of illuminating boxes provided with a source of illumination, a pair of shutters adjustable vertically of said illuminating boxes, a pair of shutters adjustable horizontally of said illuminating boxes, a-pair Pof film holders disposed between each .of said illuminating boxes and said viewing mirrors, spaced concentric control knobs disposed adjacent said viewlng mlrrors, mechanlsm connectlng said cal shutters one of said knobs operating a portion of said mechanism to simultaneously operate the vertically adjustable shutters, and the other of said knobs operating the remaining portion of said mechanism to simultaneously operate the horizontally adjustable shutters of each of said illuminating boxes to restrict the illumination .from

-4said source to substantially an desired horizontal or vertical area of sai Iilm holdersl 10. In a stereoscopic device, a supporting member, a pair of vlewing mirrors mounted upon said supporting member, a pair of illuminating boxes provided with a source of illumination and adjustable shutters carried yby said'supporting member and simultaneously movable thereupon toward and away from said viewing mirrors, a pair of lm longitudinally .of said supporting member Y holders disposed between said viewing mirrors and said illuminating boxes with their respective adjustable shutters, controlmechanism carried by said supportingmember comprlsing concentric shafts j extendmg and rovided with a telescopic engagement there etween to causel movement of said illuminating boxes toward and away from said viewin mirrors, and spaced concentric control kno sdisposed adjacent said viewing` mirrors and operably connected to said shafts for simultaneously o erating the adjustable shutters of each o said illuminating boxes. v

n testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of October 1931.

.MONTFORD MORRISON.` 

